that bod body had been in the stair sfwhel. >> can i not. >> did it fall? >> i don't have anymore information about the cause of death, length of time that. is all what is being investigate bid the sheriff with asis sfrants police and med yal cal examiner will provide more information. >> that is where the case stands now. no comment about how koit lose a patient or how a body could wind up in the stairwell. no explanation yits taking so long. all day to fill in details of the mystery. >> well, there have been kplints about a strong gas odor in the city of richmond this afternoon. some buildings were evacuated. calls started to come in about 2:00. abc 7 news joins us live now with the latest. laura?

>> it's clear this afternoon. the smell dissipated but the source is still a mystery. calls did start coming in at 2:00 to 911. we're told the smell of gas or propane from south richmond all the way up here, 90 workers and county crews spent two hours and couldn't find anything residents here say that is frustrating. >> what is being done about it?. >> what need to correct the problem? do it. >> now, health center here did a volume teary evacuation, several schools sheltered n.place. chevron which is not far from here put out a statement their fence line measuring equipment did not

unusual. >> thank you very much. >> the california public utilities commission ordered pg&e could keep a natural gas pipeline out service. the cpuc skpaift enforcement division will investigate pipeline 147 to verify does it not pose a danger. officials persuaded a judge to step in to order the pipeline shut down after a memo from pg&e questioned it's safety. the pipeline runs between highway 101 and interstate 280. fell veling news in oakland. a passenger shot on a ac transit bus near font yain street and crest avenue. >> 55 hours and counting.

you can see on this calendar the threat of a bart strike now just two days away. bart ask unions are back at the bargaining table let's get the latest in oakland. heather? >> mediator asked all parties not to talk about what's happening on the bargaining table and tom hawk think that's is a good thing. >> that is a plus and hopefully more open with nobody worrying about shooting another guy in the face for whatever they might have said we know afternoon was devoted to areas of wages, pension and no details coming up, one loan demonstrateor appeared wearing a tread in the sidewalk and

posters urging people to sign petition. he thinks if there is no deal friday should be a day of actioned bart black friday. >> i believe that if this thing doesn't end by friday, or thursday night, that people should go to their public officials, do whatever they need to do. >> unions tell us they do expect to be back after a break for dinner and a rally. >> thank you very much. the ral gee underway had you to support the bart rank and file. >> we're live in oakland, allen? >> this rally just about to get underway behind me. often times during these moment swrez seen union gather

from the community. there won't be another cooling off so there is a sense of urgency to resolve this standoff. the rally features local leaders and passengers who are in support of the local unions. two sides can negotiate. the unions say they didn't issue a warning they see thursday night as a solid deadline. >> i mean if you zront deadlines you're not going get a deal. so i think everybody is looking at this very seriously on thursday night. so try to get to an agreement. >> the goal is so-to-avoid a strike. there is a march going to be held down bart head quarters and we'll have more for you on that on abc 7 news at 6:00. >> thank you.

>> a man in custody accused of assaulting a safeway manager. the two exchanged a quick conversation before attacker swung and hit the manager in the head. viewers called in tips after seeing this video on television. police arrested him on friday. police have arrested a man on charges of sexually abusing two dmirn a child care facility insifd house. investigators say abuse happened at south wolf road and say the 68-year-old was living at the house and is a relative of the owner. officials looking into whether there may have been additional victim autos half a dozen people looking for a new place to live after fire destroyed homes this morning. residents ordered to evacuate

through an auto mated system good news is that no one was hurt. meantime a fire in san jose destroyed a lumber yard. the fire started on monterey road about 7:45 this morning. the fire quickly tore through three structures. in this case, good news no one was hurt. >> that salmonela outbreak involves severe strains of the bacteria. the chicken sickened 278 people. 4% needed to be treated in the hospital because antibiotics

were ineffective. we have serial numbers on our web site abc 7 news.com so check out our site. >> we have more including tunnel technique. a milestone reached to ensure safety of drinking water. >> and coming up a it's successful surgery. >> live doppler 7 hd getting ready to track snow and showers heerk i'll have details coming up. >> thank you. consumer reports and 7 on your side put air pop chips to the side put air pop chips to the test.at that

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crews on the scene of a fast-moving brush fire. that is near hamilton and baskum avenue. matt keller on the scene, so far no word on the cause of the fire but we're following it close lie learning this hour president obama will nominate bay area economist as chairman of the central bank, the first woman to lead the fed. >> well tonight the water supply for millions of people probably you is now closer to being protected from a major earthquake. workers connected two ends of a massive tunnel today and only abc 7 news was there but it happened.

>> sth video shows the moment when minors drilling from fremont and another crew are are. >> most came together miles behind us. >> the project part of a plan to secure water supply in four counties. this will replace a pipeline built in 19 30s. mining here tough back then and it still is, today. workers ran into pockets of ground water. >> every foot of the tunnel was different. presenting many challenges in how to approach the ground and mine the ground. >> we mined through with over several million thousand.

>> voter as proved a ballot measure to repair and replace the aging hetch hetchy sits tim -- system. the system of pipes, dams and reservoirs carries water 167 miles from yosemite fashional park across central valley zoo z.into the south bay. now one major step closer to being completed. >> roughly 80% done swre. work to do on the surface. >> incredible project and a feat of engineering. the tunnel scheduled to be completed next fall. >> an unusual fight at sacramento zoo. a sumatran tiger underwent surgery. take a look at this, surgeons removed a blockage cause bid stones in a tiger's urine yairy

track tract. doctors implanted a tube in the bladder. the tiger out of surgery back in the den that have the noon. officials are upbeat about chances for recovery. >> that is wild. >> well, a new $100 bill hit streets today, here it s this is what it looks like. doesn't belong to me. it was given to me by prot duser. i haven't seen a $100 fwhil a while. you can see this is is colorful there. is a copper 100 and liberty bell that change color to, green tr. tl is a blue ribbon going over benjiman franklin's shoulder. >> this is woven into the paper, if you tilt and look, what you'll see is the bell changes from bells to 100s this, is easy way to see whether it's an authentic bill. >> there are big orange $100

on the back and a water mark owe. >> this is wild. it looks fake. >> it does look fake. >> you probably have seen those pop chips claiming to be a healthy alternative to potato chips. the brand made near san francisco. >> yes. how healthy are they? consumer reports partnered with 7 on your side for a taste test on thee.s. >> they're getting very, very big. it has been pretzels and popcorn there. is a snack becoming quite trendy thanks to hollywood. they are pop chips. >> latest pop snack craze.

chips popped being pitched by pop stars like katie perry. the snacks made of corn, potato or chick peas then, rather than fried most heated and pressurized until they pop. >> these snacks are more help oofl after crunching data from 12 different pop chips consumer reports found a mixed bag. that is more than some healthier crunching snacks. than lay's baked potato chips, is more than salt free rice cakes with no fat only 35 calorie each. >> the skinny on fat is it's rela tism they have less than half of the fat than several

other snacks we've looked at. >> consumer reports say try hummus pop snack asks z.you'll get more fiber. three grams per serve sog if you're looking to join pop stars and their snack quest pop chips might be a ticket. >> consumer reports says try hummus pop snacks and you'll get more fiber so if you're looking to join pop stars and their crunchy snack quest maybe these types of chips will be your ticket. now coming up at 6:00, do you have to pay the bill if your cell phone is stolen in -- ? amazing story. >> great question. >> thank you. >> let's turn to weather forecast. the weather is cooler today. >> yes. >> and i think sandhya is wearing a sweater. >> i'm prepared for it. if you haven't pulled out

sweaters you might want to think about that. you'll feel the difference p if you haven't yes. but it's hard not to feel it. we'll talk about bigger changes possible for parts of the bay area. i want to show you what it looks like. san carlos down 13 degrees. livermore down six. half moon bay, seven degrees cooler, you're seeing clouds gathering and getting snow in the mountains so we'll be watching for that right now, the it's 72 in san jose, mild 73 degrees half moon bay, cool spot mid-50s. highs today coming into low 60

as long the coast. santa rosa, 75. upper 70s for fairfield and livermore, here is a view from our camera. hazy with clouds coming through. cool, breezy overnight tonight. slight chance of showers in the south bay for monterey bay tomorrow, snow widen high sierra. you look at this area of low pressure. it's a cold system dropping south as it makes its way down to our area we're going to notice changes, tomorrow it's going to be cooler. a pose yifblt showers in the south bay around mount hamilton and around monterey bay. so we can't rule out possibility of showers. winter weather advisory.

expecting snow above 6,000 feet. it will be breezy out there. snow levels around 6,000 feet. watch out and live doppler 7 will be tracking those changes. tomorrow morning another chilly start. i don't know about you but i don't want to get out of bed in the morning. it's cold out there. make sure kids under long sleeve was a sweater and jacket. mid 40s to mid-50s. a few clouds around. could see showers down in that area in the peninsula redwood city 71 degrees. daily city, breezy as well. mid 70s in santa rosa and nappa. east bay communities 70 oakland and still pleasant inland east bay.

73 livermore, a look at the accu-weather forecast, temperatures dropping tomorrow, come back up again thursday, back down friday. do you feel like a yo-yo yet? by weekend near 80 degrees inland. warming up a few degrees, mid-60s along the coastline. fall looking fall weather we do have a cold system coming through. breeze is kicking up here so feels cooler than it did just minutes ago. live from the roof of the kgotv broadcast center i'm sandhya patel. back to you. >> thank you. >> science break through. bay area scientists and a milestone. >> traveling lightly. the airline took off without passengers.

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easy jet apologizing after one flight took off without 29 passengers. the passengers were dealing with a issue the at boarding gate when the flight from spain to bristol took off. their luggage had been loaded. the passengers did get on later flights and being offered vouchers and a refund. >> the second nobel prize winner was announced in sweden this morning. for the discovery of the so called god particle giving mass to the universe. bay area scientists claiming a major break through in the goal of nuclear fusion. scientists conducted an experiment using the world's most powerful laser. during that test the amount of energy exceeded am of energy being absorbed by fuel.

this is the first time it's been achieved in the world and harnessing fusion. process and the sun could provide unlimited source of energy. >> coming up next happily married?. >> does your we asked people, "if you could get paid to do something you really love, what would you do?" ♪ [ woman ] i'd be a writer. [ man ] i'd be a baker. [ woman ] i wanna be a pie maker. [ man ] i wanna be a pilot. [ woman ] i'd be an architect. what if i told you someone could pay you and what if that person were you? ♪ when you think about it, isn't that what retirement should be, paying ourselves to do what we love? ♪

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power industry. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. >> right now having a happy marriage may depend on gene autos interesting. researchers wondered why some spouses under tune with emotional climate and others seem clueless. >> scientists discover people with a certain gene were more sensitive. >> we looked at marriages if emotions were positive they got happier, emotions were negative, they got less and less happy with their marriage. if you had the other variant of the gene emotions just didn't get to you. >> how interesting. researchers say findings don't mean you're hard wired to have a happy marriage but more tense sens tiff to quality of it. >> they say the link strengthens as we age. >> what money has to do with it. >> now to super heroes in

action. >> yes. sky 7 spotted spiderman, batman ask superman atop children's hospital this morning. >> you can say enemy is grime instead of crime. they are on a mission to bring smiles to patients inside. >> that is cute ask cool. >> well, it looks like a's are probably coming back to the bay area for the final game of the american league division series. >> a's down by two runs right now in detroit. >> they're hanging in there. here is a live picture from likey -- ricky's sports bar. you can see a's faithful not celebrated but have hope alive there. >> they're studying intently. right? we know a's are showing signs of come back. they scored two runs and it's hard to endure. >> oakland up early but a couple home runs by tigers and other hits put detroit ahead

fchl a's lose final game five will be in oakland thursday that is if they lose tonight. >> we want them, here is a cutie pie. we love seeing your pride. this little guy decked out in a's gear. what a sweetheart. >> shades are very cool. >> e mail your fan photos to us. you can also share them with us on facebook or on twitter we're trying to get as many on the air as we can. it's fun. >> did you notice a mini girl next to him, too? >> all right. well, that is going to do it for us for now. world news is coming up next. i'm cheryl jenning autos i'm dan ashley. thanks for watching. our next newscast at 6:00 p.m. >> thank you for inviting us into your homes tonight.

we'll see you at 6:00. welcome to "world news." tonight outbreak, salmonella strikes hundreds of people in 18 states tonight. food detectives on furlough because of the shutdown called back into action. to the brink, the stock market tumbles as washington moves the nation closer to that critical deadline on paying our debt. surprise from a big star. tom hanks on a health challenge of his life shared by millions of americans. good evening to you. we begin with that outbreak of salmonella across 18 states in america. the cdc even taking a drastic step calling in some of their disease detectives who were furloughed in the government shutdown. abc's chief medical editor dr.